DC Unveils New Gate To Deter Fare Scofflaws
The Washington, D.C., metro area's rail system is like others across the country trying to stop riders from not paying their fare.
View Source | November 20, 2022 10:12 am
- The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority has installed two prototype fare gates at a stop on its Red Line route.
- One model has plexiglass half circles atop the gates, the spot where jumpers plant their hands to hurdle over the electronic turnstiles.
- “There is never a perfect gate,” WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke said Thursday. “If we want to have a gate that (prevents all) fare evasion, that’s called a wall and we will never run service.”
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